Tear down the barriers to growth YOU created, critics tell Chancellor: Rachel Reeves urged to rip up hated measures like £25bn National Insurance grab as she launches latest bid to revive economy_Nhy
Labour was tonight urged to stop ‘punishing’ business with anti-growth measures as it launched its latest bid to revive the economy. In a major speech tomorrow, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will insist she is ready to move ‘further and faster’ in pursuit of…
Rachel Reeves’ dash for growth is dealt a blow as new runway at Heathrow Airport would likely take at least 10 years to open_Nhy
Rachel Reeves’s dash for growth was dealt a blow today as it emerged a new runway at Heathrow would likely take at least a decade to open. The Chancellor has put building a third Heathrow runway at the heart of her plan…
Really, Keir? Starmer claims economy ‘beginning to turn round’ and growth is his ‘No1 priority’ despite fallout from Budget_Nhy
Keir Starmer insisted the economy is ‘beginning to turn round’ today as he said growth is his ‘number one priority’. The PM and Rachel Reeves met business leaders in central London this morning as they try to restore shattered confidence after the Budget tax raid….
Starmer rejects calls for hard cap on immigration as figures show UK population hitting 72.5m by 2032… amid claims surging numbers could bail out Labour’s crumbling spending plans_Nhy
Keir Starmer rejected calls for a cap on immigration today as figures showed the UK population on track to hit 72.5million by 2032. Official projections show numbers are due to rise from 67.6million in mid-2022, entirely driven by a net five…
Alarm bells for the Tories as a THIRD of those who backed party in last year’s general election disaster now say they could vote for Nigel Farage’s Reform-Nhy
The Conservatives have been handed a blow by a new poll that shows a third of the party’s remaining voters are considering defecting to Reform at the next election. The Tories were hammered at the General Election, retaining just 121 seats…
Starmer says growth is ‘No1 priority’ as he fuels Heathrow row with Labour hitting the panic button over stalling economy… and fears taxes will rise again_Nhy
Keir Starmer insisted growth is his ‘number one priority’ today as Labour hits the panic button over the stalling economy. The PM and Rachel Reeves met business leaders in central London this morning as they try to restore shattered confidence after the Budget tax raid….
How far in the red is YOUR council? The town halls with up to £3.4BILLION of debt – as they plot to hike taxes for struggling residents_Nhy
UK councils are wilting under a mountain of debt, with the 20 most indebted councils owing more than £30billion. Official figures show that UK local authorities had a total debt pile of more than £140billion last year. It comes as more…
Labour push forward plans for a scheme for shoppers to pay a deposit on plastic bottles and cans to reduce litter and pollution_Nhy
A plan to increase recycling of plastic bottles and drinks cans will help restore pride in Britain by reducing littering, ministers claim. They say a deposit return scheme (DRS) – where a consumer pays a deposit on a drink but…
Stop saying no to ideas which could help Britain’s economic growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves tells the Blob_Nhy
Rachel Reeves has told the Blob to stop saying ‘no’ to proposals that could boost growth. The Chancellor said the Government had ‘become used’ to rejecting ideas, but must change and start saying ‘yes’. Ahead of a major speech tomorrow, Ms…
UK ‘won’t meet Starmer’s vow of spending 2.5% of GDP on defence until 2032’ as stalling economy hammers Labour plans_Nhy
Fears are mounting that Labour will delay the push to spend 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence as the economy falters. The Treasury is said to be insisting on slower progress than the 2030 deadline that the previous government…